Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad

Jenn and Rachel turn their intelligence levels up to 100% and take a relaxing stroll down to the lake to chat about feminism, robots, and shitty boyfriends in Drew Hancock’s sci-fi horror comedy Companion (2025). Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @...

Nichole is joined by the incredible Stephen Foxworthy from the Disenfranchised and Welles University podcasts to chat about David Lynch’s celebrated 1980 film, The Elephant Man, They go deep into themes of exploitation, medical care vs. medical harm, and why this film is a bit of a companion piece with Universal Monster flicks. Where to Find Stephen: > Disenfranchised - Podcast / YouTube / Patr...

Play house with your brother, but don't eat that cookie because Gena, Jenn, and Joe are discussing the 1987 adaptation of V.C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic . The troubled production about siblings locked away in their grandparents' mansion is short on incest, but the book series sure isn't! Plus: thoughts on the novels, atrocious wigs, gothic romance, immediate villain Louise Fletcher and Joe's h...

Jenn and Rachel pretend to be sheriff and head out to Amish country to chat about Antony Starr’s breakout performance in Banshee season 1. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist, @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @LosersClubPod  If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscrib...

With a number of new listeners reaching out, Nichole thought it was high time to do a podcast on…the podcast? More specifically, this episode tackles why she adores sharing her thoughts on horror films that touch on disability representation or themes, and - more specifically - why this podcast means so much personally. Want to reach out share your thoughts or suggest a film to cover? Reach out vi...

Bryan and Joe reunite to "celebrate" the 20th anniversary of Rick Bota's Hellraiser: Deader (2005). It's a narratively muddled film thanks to franchise elements being forced into the script, as well as its tiny budget (hello Romania!) Still, Kari Wuhrer delivers a committed performance and Joe likes the train stuff. Plus: that unfortunate byline title, terrible CGI (and an even worse human villain...

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a kid? And he’s evil?  Rachel and Jenn join special guest McKenzie Gerber to explore the glowing red barn and pull shards of glass from our eyes with David Yarovesky’s anti-hero nightmare Brightburn (2019).  Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rache...

This episode is an examination of a film that has been on Nichole's "to cover" list for some time: 2014’s Late Phases . The movie follows an older, blind veteran as he moves into a retirement community and goes on the defensive against an unknown creature (or creatures) taking out members of the community. Werewolf movies are a blind spot for Nichole, but she really appreciated what this film brin...

It's the end of the road for Sexy & Surreal as Terry and Joe hit 40 episodes and run out of texts. But what better film to go out on than The Shrouds (2024), the Canadian auteur's ode to death, memory, and obsession with the physical? Also: Vincent Cassel as director proxy, Kruger's triple roles, conspiracy theories and failed Netflix series Plus: a tease that there's still life in the podcast...

Jenn, Rachel, and special guest McKenzie Gerber conclude their time in Metropolis with a brooding look at Zack Snyder’s gritty reboot. Because a good pod is its own reward. Wanna keep up with the show?@girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod  > McKenzie: @wolfm...

For this episode, we’re talking about the 2025 film, The Rule of Jenny Pen . Tagging in is The Pod and the Pendulum 's Mike Snoonian to discuss everything from the stigmatization of NPS (neuropsychiatric symptoms) associated with Alzheimers to the fear of aging. Plus: lots of praise to the lead performances of John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, who bring a dose of subtlety to some very broad characte...

Gena, Jenn, and Joe return to celebrate Mother's Day with a look at director Frank Perry's Mommie Dearest (1981). Starring a delightfully unhinged performance by Faye Dunaway, the adaptation of Christina Crawford's autobiography is dark (C/W: child abuse), but also...campy and hilarious? Plus: a dissection of the film's most iconic scenes, the deleted bits, and whether this film would play well wi...

It's the end of the road for the Lynch side of the podcast as Joe and Terry wrap up Twin Peaks: The Return with Parts 16-18. It's the finale, so how does Terry feel about the 18 hour "movie"? What was Joe's experience rewatching the series? Plus: praise for McLachlan, circling back on the Tulpas, episode 17 as the "conventional" ending and why we think that The Return just might be the perfect syn...

Joe and Sharai say goodbye to Joe Goldberg and discuss what turned out to be a very decent sendoff for this serial killer. We also unpack how Brontë became the voice of all of the women Joe silenced, why Cardi B loved this episode, and commiserate over Kate still being alive. Plus: A discussion of where the show leaves all of the women who survived Joe. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @Mi...

Sharai and Joe have reached the jam packed penultimate episode of YOU 's final season. It's our Avengers assemble moment as Nadia, Marienne and Kate confront Joe about his abusive behavior. Plus: a fiery Maddie, Kate's inability to use a cell phone, and the best written interaction of the season! Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @Misssharai / @sharai (BlueSky) > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @...

Joe and Sharai are annoyed with Kate and Henry and are confused why Lady Phoebe is here to do the silliest thing of the episode. We also discuss this dramatic jailbreak, being happy to see Nadia is back on the chessboard, and why Maddie accidentally outing herself to Harrison while trying to get laid is the best.  Plus: Unpacking arguably one of the most delightfully unhinged bits of scene wo...

It's Joe Goldberg vs the Internet as he 1) gets dragged on social media (in delicious cameos from S01-04) and 2) flips the script by appealing to romantics and incels! Plus: Kate in the UK, our fear that we've wrapped on Anna Camp, the ridiculous return of Nadia, and packing Baby YOU (aka Henry) in a suitcase. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @Misssharai / @sharai (BlueSky) > Joe: @bsto...

Joe and Sharai finally get Brontë/Louise’s backstory and it comes with questionable wigs. We also get more time with Beck, find out what Clayton’s whole deal was, and analyze why Dom is the smartest person on the show and why characters like her are important. Plus: Why Brontë has seemingly lost the plot as she fails her found family to protect Joe. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @Misssh...

It's the classic "Joe Takes A Holiday" episode as Joe and Sharai hit the halfway point of YOU 's final season. It all feels slight...until the very end! Plus: Anna Camp's Green Goblin moment, more idiotic Kate, pondering Brontë's accomplices and wondering what the series will do for the back half of the season. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @Misssharai / @sharai (BlueSky) > Joe: @bst...

After five long years, Jenn, Rachel, and special guest McKenzie Gerber return to Metropolis with one question on their minds: does the world still need Superman? And do we need him to have a son? (ok, two questions) Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist, @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @L...

Joe and Sharai are still invested in everything Anna Camp is doing as Maddie and Raegan and we're ready to see what happens with Joe and Bronte. However, we're frustrated that Kate never became interesting and wondering why Clay keeps bringing a witness to his fights with Brontë. Plus: Wild speculation about potential Dexter Jr. and Her spin-off shows. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @Mis...

Joe and Sharai are back to discuss YOU season five, episode three "Impostor Syndrome" which finds Joe getting read to filth by women. Plus: continued praise for Anna Camp's dual performance, boos for Charlotte Ritchie's terrible acting, and Sharai's continued suspicion of Brontë's past. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @Misssharai / @sharai (BlueSky) > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett...

This episode is an exploration of one of our most beloved tropes, The Blind Seer/Trope, in 2024’s Oddity. This film is a perfect example of a film Nichole loves for so many reasons, despite missing an important mark. Want to reach out to share your thoughts on Oddity or suggest a film to cover? Reach out via email at bodiesofhorror@gmail.com or on BlueSky at bodiesofhorror. Intro and outro music i...

Joe and Sharai are starting to wonder if Kate left her backbone in London. Meanwhile, Joe Goldberg is ready to kill all of his in-laws, but some of them are fun! Also: Henry might have picked up his fathers knack for violence and it leads to a very awkward family dinner. Plus: The cage has its grand reopening even if Mooney’s Bookstore isn’t quite ready for customers yet. Connect with your co-host...

Sharai and Joe return to kick off the fifth and final season of Netflix's YOU with the premiere, “The Luckiest Guy in NY.” It's a soft reset as Joe and Kate relocate to New York, Kate gets a bunch of retcon step-siblings and Joe tries to turn over a new leaf. Plus: Madeline Brewer's Brontë as the new love interest or fictional character, Penn Badgley's renewed energy, and our predictions for the f...